About the author: They have worked at multiple publicly traded financial institutions in the fraud prevention and mitigation space; from ground-level tactics to enterprise strategy and policy. They have also held leadership roles at one the nation’s largest identity verification companies, preventing fraud and working with federal and local law enforcement. They have been accountable for tactical implementation and monitoring of KYC / CIP programs and work closely with their peers who are focused on Anti-Money Laundering (BSA / AML) compliance and reporting. They are currently employed by a bank as internal consultant in the fraud space, serving them as well as their clients which include several of the top-10 crypto exchanges in the United States to prevent fraud and comply with existing regulatory guidelines around customer identity.

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